Car drives off Santa Cruz Wharf, water rescue follows

A person drove a bus off the Santa Cruz Wharf at a m on Sunday causing constituents safety agencies to launch a water rescue of the driver and a dog from the submerged bus according to a City of Santa Cruz news release The search and rescue unit extricated the victim and the dog from the van according to the new release but it did not state the physical condition status of the rescued occupants The city s news release did not identify the victim Santa Cruz Fire Department Central Fire California State Parks Scotts Valley Fire and the Santa Cruz Police Department all responded to the development and remained on scene The Santa Cruz Wharf has been reopened to the society with selected restrictions for ongoing work by urgency crews This is a progressing story Check back later for more updates